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state prayers

British

plural noun

Church of England prayers for the Sovereign, the royal family, the clergy, and Parliament said at matins and evensong

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The state prayers were invoked therein on behalf of "Victoria, Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, the Princess of Wales and all the Royal Family."

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He was warned not to read the State prayers for the King and the Parliament.

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As regards the State prayers, time had modified his views.

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When, therefore, this hindrance no longer existed, he was of opinion that political differences, however great, should be no bar to Church Communion, and that the State prayers were no insurmountable difficulty.

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The point immediately at issue was whether those who dissented from the State prayers could join with propriety in the public services.

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